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CEO and Chief Investment Officer – Ms. Zerhusen is the principal founder of Fairpointe Capital LLC, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of the firm. She is part of the Investment Team, serving as lead portfolio manager for the Mid-Cap Core Equity and Co-Portfolio Manager for the ESG Equity Strategy, including the AMG Managers Fairpointe Mid Cap Fund, the AMG Managers Fairpointe ESG Equity Fund, the Parvest Equity USA Mid Cap Fund, and institutional separate accounts. Prior to founding Fairpointe Capital, Ms. Zerhusen was the Chief Investment Officer for Mid-Cap Equities at a predecessor firm beginning in October of 2003. Ms. Zerhusen also spent four years at Talon Asset Management as Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, where she began managing the Aston (now AMG) Mid Cap Fund. She has managed the fund without interruption for eighteen years, thus preserving the long-term track record. Previously, she was employed by The Burridge Group as principal and portfolio manager for a tax-sensitive mid-cap product, and spent eleven years as Senior Investment Analyst at Sears Investment Management Company. Ms. Zerhusen started her career as an Investment Research Officer at Harris Trust & Savings Bank in Chicago and was responsible for in-depth financial analysis of company fundamentals and industry trends. She has been a guest on Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser, CNNfn’s Mutual Fundamentals, Bloomberg, and CNBC. Ms. Zerhusen received an M.S. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology with concentrations in life sciences, biotechnology, and economics. She has an M.A. in Economics from the University of Illinois. She is also a member of the CFA Society. Primarily educated in Switzerland, Ms. Zerhusen is fluent in English, French, and German.

Brian M. Washkowiak, CFA, serves as a member of the Mid-Cap Investment Team. His responsibilities include investment research and portfolio management. Mr. WashKowiak has many years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining Fairpointe Capital LLC in 2015, he was at BW Opportunity Partners, LP, focusing on small and mid-cap investments. Mr. Washkowiak spent thirteen years as a research analyst and portfolio manager at Talon Asset Management, Inc. and was a member of the investment committee. At Talon, Mr. Washkowiak worked with Ms. Zerhusen as an analyst and assistant portfolio manager on the mid-cap strategy. Mr. Washkowiak received a B.A. in Finance from Illinois State University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Portfolio Manager – Ms. Tuite is part of the Investment Team, serving as co-portfolio Manager for the ESG Equity Strategy and is responsible for investment research for both the ESG Equity and Mid-Cap Equity Strategies. In addition, she manages the 1837 LP long/short equity fund, which she founded in 2000. Prior to joining Fairpointe Capital LLC, Ms. Tuite managed the 1837 Fund at RMB Capital and at Talon Asset Management (under the name Talon Opportunity Partners). Previously, she worked at Sirius Partners and Harris Associates as an analyst and portfolio manager, as a sell-side research analyst at William Blair & Company, and as analyst and Director of Research at Johnson Investment Counsel. Earlier, she was employed at Procter & Gamble in their financial management training program. Ms. Tuite received a B.B.A. from the University of Cincinnati in Finance and Accounting and an M.B.A. in Finance and Accountancy from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She holds the CFA® designation, is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Chicago, and has passed the Certified Public Accountant examination. She is a member of the Chicago Finance Exchange, an invitation only organization for senior women leaders in finance, and a member of International Women Associates, which pursues global understanding and universal human rights. She serves as Chairman of the Steppenwolf’s Directors Circle, and Board Chair for Recovery on Water, a non-profit focused on breast cancer survivors.